The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-16
BERLIN BRIEFS.
The Adverse Attitude of the
Reichstag.
PRUSSIA AND THE VATICAN.
Ihs German ElectiOns-StanIey's Ex-
pedition-RObbinga Train-The
Deadly sIide-Other News.
Bits from Berlin.

Bits from Berlin.
BERLIN, January 15.-The Landtag
was opened to day by a speech from the
| throne. 1t was ahown that tn, an
cial surplus in ISS5-86 was 7,lA o
marks. This had been applied to j.
deem the railway debt. 4 similar :.
| suit is expected IN the revenues of 1856
81. a loan OF IS 100000 marks would
be required il 1888, chiefly owing to an
| mere sc IN the matricular contribution
of 1 300 900 marks.
THE ADVERSE ATTITUDE
OF the Reichstag had frustrated the pro
posed modification of the mode of ex
pending public resources, especially the
development of indirect taxation. The
| speech announced that bills wouId
be introduced to extend the railway
system; to regulate the government OF
the Rhine provinces; to subdivide GOV
eminent districts in Posen aud Western
Prussia, with view to promote the
reorganization of the Polish province.
and for the future1revision of ecclesias-
tlcaI law. The relations between
PRUSSIA AND THE VATICAN
are becoming more friendly. The
powers of local governments would be
enlarged in the direction of fixing taxes
to maintain communal schools and help
to organize farm laborers' accident as
| surance associations. The estimated de.
hclt IN the budgetfor 1857 .88 is Is, 459, OOO.
BERLIN, January 15.-The dissolution
OF the Reichstag has taken no party
unawares. Preparations for the new
election have been actively proceeding
ever since the decision of the military
| commission showed that the defeat of
government was inevitable. The num-
Der of seats likely to be severely con-
tested is estimated at fifty. Of these.
thlrty-six are held by progressists and
fourteen by tAe centre party.
ALL OTHER SEATS
are considered to be firmly held. The
fourteen seats of the centre party which
are imperilled are situated in Southern
Germany, and were formerly held by
the National Liberals. Government
may win them back under the pressure
OF patriotic excitement, which is running
high in the Southern States, but the
general opinion continues to be against
the chances of governments obtaining
majority. Whatever may be the
result, government will adhere to the
original demands. If the coming Reich
stag confirms the decisions of the last
one, Prince
BISMARCK MAY IGNORE THAT BODY
and apply to separate legislatures to
sanction an increase of the army. This
course is indicated in the passage of his
speech, in which he reminded the
Reichstag that the Emperor is always
able, as King of Prussia, to appeal with
confidence to the Prussian parliament
for the means of guarding Fatherland.
Or he may try for period to rule
without budget, trusting in the end to
obtain the vote of indemnity. The
ELECTIONS WILL BE WATCHED
with most intense interest where con-
tests are expected to turn on narrow
maiorities. During the answer of the
roll-cau OF voters, laughter was evoked |
by General Won Moltke's replying with |
an emphatic ia" having mistaken /
the question of inquiry. The teller in
stantly corrected the error, Herr Huno |
shouting "Nein." General Won -Moltke, |
after moment of confusion, bowed TO I
the acceptance of the correction. The |
instant that the President finished |
reading the result of the division,
Prince Bismarck arose and read, with |
distinct utterance. brief decree
DIssoLvIHG THE REICHsTAG.
He added no words of his own. BE
closed the writing case, enfolding the
document with a sharp emphasis, and |
abruptly stroke from the chamber to |
his carriage, driving off without speak
ing to any one.
The North German Gazette reproduces
the letters of King George, of Hanover,
written in 1857 and 1868, which were
alluded to by Bismarck, as proving that
the King intrigued with the. French to
foil the German unity and establish a
Guelph empire. King George writes
urging Napoleon
TO DELAY HIS ATTACK UPON PRUSSIA
until his preparations are completed,
so that when the struggle occurs, sue
cess will be assured. In another letter
the King assures the Emperor that
France in assalling Prussia viii have
the sympathy of all Germans, save in
the old Prussian provinces,
A meeting at Heilbrin has sent to
Socialist Deputy Gullenberger, letter.
1t explains how it was that two thirds
of the petitioners infsvor Of the army
bill came from Wurtemburg. 1t is al
legged in the letter that the signatures
to the petitions were obtained through +
The INFLUENCE OF TIE PASTORS
who preached concerted discourses, and
the fear that Germany would suddenly
be invaded by the French early in the
present year. Navigation returns from
1885 show that I21, $50 ships having
registered return tonnage OF 20.S09 .694
tons, entered or left German ports,
against 100 ,5iS ships, with tonnage Of
2'4OS. 7l2 tons in 1884. Number of sail
ing vessels diminished during the same
O4u -; founaDo Q4I TA6 tons J